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ASPCA Statement on Trap-Neuter-Return
The ASPCA supports Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) as the most humane and
effective strategy for managing the feral cat population. The ASPCA Cares
program, launched in 2001, operates mobile spay/neuter vans that serve pet
owners, shelters and rescuers in New York City’s five boroughs. In 2003, over
1,600 feral cats were spayed/neutered as part of the ASPCA Cares TNR
initiatives.
In addition to providing free surgeries for feral cats, ASPCA Cares ensures that
all cats are vaccinated against rabies at the time of surgery, and ear-tipped to
clearly identify their status as sterile, healthy cats. The program also maintains
a bank of humane traps, which are loaned to rescuers at no charge.
Hundreds of local feral cat caretakers have been trained to practice TNR in feral
cat workshops taught by Neighborhood Cats Inc. at the ASPCA headquarters.
In addition, ASPCA Cares has augmented this training with on-going workshops
in feral kitten socialization to help rescuers socialize and re-home the offspring
of feral cats. This facilitates the reduction in size of feral colonies.
TNR is an integral part of the ASPCA’s long-term strategy to end the euthanasia
of adoptable animals in New York City. It is our goal to increase the number of
cats spayed/neutered via our mobile clinics by the end of 2004 and to continue
promotion of TNR with hands-on assistance. This will include on-going
participation in large-scale collaborative projects such as the successful
spay/neuter of 250 cats living at the city’s correctional facility on Rikers Island in
2002, among others.
August 12, 2004
The ASPCA supports Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) as the most humane and
effective strategy for managing the feral cat population. The ASPCA Cares
program, launched in 2001, operates mobile spay/neuter vans that serve pet
owners, shelters and rescuers in New York City’s five boroughs. In 2003, over
1,600 feral cats were spayed/neutered as part of the ASPCA Cares TNR
initiatives.
In addition to providing free surgeries for feral cats, ASPCA Cares ensures that
all cats are vaccinated against rabies at the time of surgery, and ear-tipped to
clearly identify their status as sterile, healthy cats. The program also maintains
a bank of humane traps, which are loaned to rescuers at no charge.
Hundreds of local feral cat caretakers have been trained to practice TNR in feral
cat workshops taught by Neighborhood Cats Inc. at the ASPCA headquarters.
In addition, ASPCA Cares has augmented this training with on-going workshops
in feral kitten socialization to help rescuers socialize and re-home the offspring
of feral cats. This facilitates the reduction in size of feral colonies.
TNR is an integral part of the ASPCA’s long-term strategy to end the euthanasia
of adoptable animals in New York City. It is our goal to increase the number of
cats spayed/neutered via our mobile clinics by the end of 2004 and to continue
promotion of TNR with hands-on assistance. This will include on-going
participation in large-scale collaborative projects such as the successful
spay/neuter of 250 cats living at the city’s correctional facility on Rikers Island in
2002, among others.
August 12, 2004
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